All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse. Theon betrayed the starks, however, after robb sent him to obtain greyjoy support for the starks in the war of the five kings, when theon learned that his father intended to attack the north. I propose that, following the convention of the books in which theon s pov chapters actually get retitled reek to convey just how much his identity has been lost, we should retitle this article reek. After dying at the battle of the bastards, ramsays ghost now haunts theon and with the greyjoy s help, plans to exact his revenge on the two who had taken his life. In the books, ramsay uses that identity to sneak into winterfell while theon s running the place, becoming reek ii. Comment by luthofds the flavor text is a reference to theon greyjoy from the a song of ice and fire book series. Theon greyjoy is played by alfie allen in the television adaptation of the series of books. He continues to play the role of reek, saying that his real name is heke. Oct 24, 20 balon greyjoy and his daughter yara asha in the books receive a parcel, a special gift, and a mysterious letter, sealed by what looks like piece of skin and house boltons flayed man sigil. Theon frees reek to seek help at the dreadfort before winterfells men returns under. When asha refuses to give theon men to hold the castle, he allows reek to seek reinforcements from the dreadfort. Game of thrones theon greyjoy characters tv tropes. Not to be confused with ramsay snow or theon greyjoy, who have both gone by the name reek at. Yara is a fierce warrior and commands her own longship, the black wind.
Prince theon greyjoy is the fourth and youngest child of lord balon greyjoy, ruler of the iron islands, and his wife lady alannys. In a dance with dragons, george rr martin writes from the pov of theon reek. Game of thrones tv, a song of ice and fire george r. Being theon greyjoy, or why this dick in a box matters. Read saving theon theon greyjoy x reader from the story got oneshots. Characters house greyjoy eunuchs a game of thrones a clash of kings. Arya stark kills night king with jons help end scene full brightened 3 stops duration. On the show, theon is tortured by ramsay for a short while and then gelded. Theon, the castrated viking history behind game of thrones. Theon frees reek to seek help at the dreadfort before winterfells men returns under the command of rodrik. Theon greyjoy is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r. In the books, robbs wife is named jeyne westerling, and she never does.
Sure, the night king is enough of a villain, but game of thrones has never been one to edit characters down. For those not familiar with the books, the character of theon greyjoy is. His eldest siblings are rodrik, maron, and asha named yara in the tv series. His story is the most tragic and darkest and he has probably suffered the most. Theres also a hint in the books that theon greyjoy might have a thing for sansa. Theon s weakness of character compounded by daddy issues, sibling rivalry and ongoing trauma turns him into a man desperate to make up for his past mistakes but often lacking the courage, tenacity or skills to do so. The reek in the books isnt as much disfigured in the face as just transformed by torture and stress into an old man,even his hair turns white. Those of you that have sailed under her, and there are many of you here, you know what she is. Dec 03, 2016 theon greyjoy has slowly become one of my favourite characters. Theon is a greyjoy of the iron islands, but his namesake is actually a stark, or so he claims. What the hell is game of thrones doing with theon greyjoy s arc. Martin edit according to, in the script for a knight of the seven kingdoms after theon volunteers to protect bran in the godswood during the coming.
Percy jackson wont be very involved, but its an element in the story. Jun 07, 2015 in the books, theon is taken captive by ramsay in book 2, and between books 3 and 4 is only represented by a piece of his skin delivered to robb and catelyn stark at the red wedding. On the books he is far more of a developed character and we get a better insight into his. Reek i first of his name is executed in ramsays place. And these are the 10 most shameless things theon greyjoy has ever done. Lady yara greyjoy is the lady of the iron islands and lady reaper of pyke, the daughter and last surviving child of balon greyjoy, and older sister and only surviving sibling of theon greyjoy. Feb 11, 2016 and today id like to talk about probably the single most misunderstood and frankly, human character in the entire series. After the assassination of her father, yara lays claim to the iron islands. He is the only surviving son of lord balon greyjoy and lady alannys harlaw. Greyjoy blood runs through his veins, but he was raised on. As written in a song of ice and fire, theon grejoy is one of the most interesting. Not to be confused with ramsay snow or theon greyjoy, who have both gone by the name reek at some point. In the books, ramsay uses that identity to sneak into winterfell while theons running the place, becoming reek ii.
House greyjoy of pyke is one of the great houses of westeros. It rules over the iron islands, a harsh and bleak collection of islands off the west coast of westeros, from the castle at pyke. What are the differences between reek in the game of thrones. Was there any mention of theon being disfigured this way. What are the differences between reek in the game of. Apr 12, 2019 as theon got older, and the game of thrones became more complicated, theon struggled with his identity and with where his loyalties lay. Jan 18, 2017 for those not familiar with the books, the character of theon greyjoy is captured and tortured, badly, by ramsay snow later ramsay bolton. He is the thirdperson narrator for thirteen chapters throughout a clash of kings and a dance with dragons. House greyjoy s sigil is traditionally a golden kraken on a black field. Ramsay forces theon greyjoy to take on the role of reek, his slain serving man, never allowing theon to bathe and covering him in excrement. What does euron greyjoy do in got books vs the show.
Jul 16, 2017 theon and ramsay s relationship is messed up. During a scene in the crypts of winterfell in the books, theon sees a reference to theon stark, and remarks that he was named for the ancient king in the north. Things you never knew about theon and reek screenrant. Its implied fairly strongly in the books that ramsay has cut off theons, uh, little ironborn. Ramsay bolton theon greyjoy works archive of our own. Ramsay breaks theon s spirit by demanding that he call himself reek. Theon greyjoy is not a point of view character in the first novel, but becomes one beginning with the second novel a clash of kings. Theon greyjoy game of thrones wiki fandom powered by. Theon greyjoy is a member of house greyjoy and is the sole surviving son and heir apparent of balon greyjoy, lord of the iron islands. Theon was castrated after being tortured by ramsay snow. Later prince theon greyjoy and his ironmen take winterfell and find ramsay. When rodriks men come back, they take ramsay to be reek and drag him back to rodrik, who brings him as a prisoner to winterfell. During the capture of winterfell by theon greyjoy, his men find ramsay, still posing as reek, in the dungeons.
The rise and fall of theon then comes to a point where he must shed the persona of reek to try and do something brave for a. From then on he is too fearful of ramsay because he beat him and is forced to being ramsays dog. You cant disappoint him this time, theon, you need to show him how much of a greyjoy you are. In the show, the sadistic ramsay bolton marries sansa stark but in the books, another poor girl, jeyne poole, is. Reek, it rhymes with is something he repeats to himself often. Theon greyjoy is the only living son, and heir apparent of balon greyjoy. Lord ramsay bolton, born ramsay snow, was the legitimized bastard son of roose bolton, lord of the dreadfort, and the unidentified wife of a miller during the war of the five kings, ramsay is initially loyal to king in the north robb stark, retaking winterfell from theon greyjoy on his orders but at the same time sacking the castle as part of his fathers scheme to betray house stark. Jul 25, 2017 what the hell is game of thrones doing with theon greyjoys arc.
At the end of greyjoy s rebellion, theon was taken to winterfell as a hostage and ward to lord eddard stark. But, ironically, by going to such great lengths to efface the name, ramsay validates reek s status as a greyjoy. Theon greyjoy is a major character in the book series a song of ice and fire and its television series adaptation game of thrones. Although the detention and torture starts in the previous books, it is in a dance with dragons that it takes on a completely new meaning and effect. Prince theon greyjoy is the fourth and youngest child of lord balon greyjoy, ruler. Theon greyjoy is the heir apparent and only living son of balon greyjoy. Theon greyjoy has gone through quite a transformation in game of thrones and the books its based on, but there are still many mysteries. In a dance with dragons, george rr martin writes from the pov of theonreek. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works.
Graphic depictions of violence, major character death. Ramsay forces theon to join in with his sexual tortureabuse of his bride. He is the younger brother of rodrik, maron, and asha greyjoy. Theon is the youngest son of balon greyjoy and the heir to the iron islands. Reek whose real name may be heke is an unseen character in a song of ice. Theon greyjoy sansa stark works archive of our own. Theon turncloak the squid prince reek theon kinslayer the prince of stink. Character analysis theon greyjoy tea, books and critical.
This is a fan page for theon greyjoy, formerly know as reek, from hbos series game of thrones and grrms book series a song of ice and fire. Asha greyjoytheon greyjoy works archive of our own. You dont need to read the pjo books to read this fanfic. Theon greyjoy thought that after escaping winterfell, hed get rid of ramsay for good. Ramsay also removes the skin on several of theon s toes and fingers, leaving him in agony for days before removing the joints. At the end of greyjoys rebellion, theon was taken to winterfell as a hostage and ward to lord eddard stark. Ramsay bends the knee to theon, enters in service of house greyjoy, and keeps playing this role, claiming that hes real name his heke. Theon greyjoy is tortured to such a degree, that he takes on a completely new persona, the character of reek. When ella, the daughter of the goddess of love and beauty, is thrown into world that is not at all her own, she must do what she can to survive. I only recall theon losing a few fingers and teeth in. He is reportedly never far from his master, and is almost as renowned for his cruelty as ramsay is, and appears to. Reek tries very hard throughout the book to remember that he is not. Theon greyjoy alfie allen begins game of thrones as the cocky ward to ned stark. Theon greyjoy is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by.
Theon greyjoy is a member of house greyjoy and is the sole surviving son and heir apparent. Theon reluctantly sided with his father and joined the greyjoy campaign, during which he managed to seize winterfell with a handful of men. Betrays him, and turns theon into his new reek oh george rr martin. Theon reek greyjoy quotes from the books and tv show. What on earth is game of thrones doing to theon greyjoy. Jun 12, 20 arya stark kills night king with jons help end scene full brightened 3 stops duration. She was raised at pyke, the stronghold of house greyjoy. While pretending to be reek, ramsay swears obedience to house greyjoy and king balon. Prince theon greyjoy was the youngest son of king balon greyjoy of the iron islands and the younger brother of rodrik, maron, and yara greyjoy.
After eddards execution in kings landing, theon pledges his loyalty to eddards eldest son, king robb. Theon is the narrator for a total of thirteen chapters in the second and fifth novels, a clash of kings and a dance with dragons. Theon greyjoy is a member of house greyjoy and is the sole surviving son and heir. Is game of thrones setting up a sansa starktheon greyjoy.
Theon didnt commit this particular crime in the books either, as he did on the show. Also rape that will become con sex even though im still. Later prince theon greyjoy and his ironmen take winterfell and find ramsay, still posing as reek, in the dungeons. Theon greyjoy is described as being an arrogant nineteenyearold at the start of a game of thrones, with black hair and a cocky grin.
Apr 24, 2019 theres also a hint in the books that theon greyjoy might have a thing for sansa. What are the differences between reek in the game of thrones tv. Many many differences both behaviorally and physically. Reek is not a person, but an identity, and theon becoming reek is just.
Ramsay, pretending to be the original reek as well as theon s ally, flays the bodies beyond recognition. In the books, theon is taken captive by ramsay in book 2, and between books 3 and 4 is only represented by a piece of his skin delivered to. All spoilers theon greyjoy and reek, book question. Im still sad it has come to an end though, so to celebrate the beginning of the new season, one more thramsay video.
Game of thrones s08e3 theon greyjoys death youtube. He befriends theon greyjoy,offers him a way out of his castle siege. Ramsay bolton is now the official heir of roose bolton, legitimized by king tommen i. Thereafter, its an undercover that ramsay sometimes uses. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. Before the events of the books his father leads a rebellion against the throne and declares the iron islands independence.
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